In This Issue
President's Message
What's Happening in DCPS
News You Should Know
 

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6:00 p.m. 

 

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 WTU Dialogue 

with the Chancellor

DCPS Chancellor  Kaya Henderson
   Tuesday, December 11

McKinley Tech High School 

4:30 p.m.  

 

 

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Nathan Saunders  
Good Evening:

Remember our scheduled upcoming meeting with Chancellor Henderson on Tuesday, December 11 at McKinley Tech Senior High School.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING IN DCPS
D.C. school-closure forums, parents urge Henderson to consider alternatives
 
By: Emma Brown, The Washington Post

 
Hundreds of District parents, teachers and activists showed up at three community meetings this week to challenge and critique Chancellor Kaya Henderson's plan to close 20 under-enrolled schools.

Speaker after speaker argued in favor of keeping the schools open, often saying that shuttering traditional schools shakes parents' confidence and pushes students into fast-growing public charters. 
 
NEWS YOU SHOULD KNOW
A Look at Last Week's Most Relevant News and Information
LOCAL:  

VIDEO: Effect of D.C. School Closings on Teachers

Ward 8 parents, teachers challenge D.C. school closure plan


Spingarn's new historic status creates hurdle for streetcars, school

NATIONAL:  

Lower graduation rates are reported under new metric

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